[Posted 12/09/2016]
ISSUE: Centurion is recalling the Centurion Convenience Kits containing Multi-Med Single Lumen Catheters. The catheters have a potential for excess material to remain at the tip of the catheter from the manufacturing process. If this occurs, the excess material may separate from the catheter during use and could enter the patient’s...

Cats, dogs, birds and other pets can help people manage their mental disorders, a new study says.
Researchers from the United Kingdom asked more than 50 adults with long-term mental conditions about the role pets play in their social networks.
Sixty percent placed pets in the central and most important circle -- above family, friends and hobbies....

Some high-risk women who take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer may mistake naturally occurring nausea and vomiting for side effects of the drug and stop taking it, a new study finds.
Previous research has shown that taking tamoxifen can reduce the risk of breast cancer by more than 30 percent in high-risk women, and the preventive effects last more...

December 6, 2016 -- Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Avastin (bevacizumab), either in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel or in combination with carboplatin and gemcitabine chemotherapy, followed by Avastin alone, for the treatment...

Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBPH) ("Theravance Biopharma" or the "Company") today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to velusetrag (TD-5108) for the treatment of symptoms associated with idiopathic and diabetic gastroparesis. Velusetrag is an oral investigational drug in development...

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
John Glenn, Legendary Astronaut and Later Senator, Has Died
John Glenn, a famed astronaut who was the first American to orbit the Earth, died Thursday. He was 95.
Glenn, who went on to a distinguished career as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, had heart...

-- Using a food thermometer takes the guesswork out of determining whether food is cooked completely and is safe to eat.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests the right way to use a food thermometer:
Select the right type of thermometer for your needs, from pop-up to digital to manual. Make sure you follow product instructions.
Use either...

Blood products don't seem to suffer damage when transported by drones, researchers report.
The findings lend support to advocates who say that drones could offer a safe, effective and fast way to deliver blood products to accident sites, natural disasters or remote locations.
"My vision is that, in the future, when a first responder arrives to the...

An artificially intelligent computer system is making breast cancer treatment recommendations on a par with those of cancer doctors, a new study reports.
The IBM computer system -- called Watson Oncology -- made treatment recommendations that jibed nine out of 10 times with those of a multidisciplinary board of doctors at a top cancer hospital in India,...

Insomnia is common in adults with asthma and tied to worse asthma control and other health problems, a new study finds.
University of Pittsburgh researchers found that 37 percent of adults with asthma also had significant insomnia. Those with insomnia had worse lung function. They also weighed more. And they tended to have lower incomes than those...

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